A High Court in Kaduna under Justices A.A Bello, A.Isiaka and Murtala .J. Zubairu of the Kaduna have convicted and sentenced nine to various jail terms.
The convicts are: Yaya Babatunde (a.k.a Kay Lenea), Sule Onyegefu Isaac, Alaba Peter (a.k.a Mane Julia), Obedient Charles (a.k.a Paul Cravey), Isaac Henry, Muhammad Adam Muhammed (a.k.a Hannah Alesia Boltz), Richie Olagunju Bolaji Waris (a.k.a Gina Mclaurin), John Nanyak Peter Haruna (a.k.a Anna Moon) and Frank Phillip Praise (Brown Jamal).
They were prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on separate one-count charges that border on impersonation, cheating and internet fraud on Tuesday.
The convicts were arrested following credible intelligence at various locations in Kamazo, Karji and Gonin Gora axis of Kaduna State.
The charge against Haruna reads: “That you, John Nanyak Peter Haruna, (a.k.a Anna Moon) (M), sometime in 2024 at Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, falsely presented yourself as Anna Moon; a female living in Saudi Arabia, on Snapchat (an online social media application) and in that assumed character cheated one Max of the total sum of $200.00USD (Two Hundred United States Dollars and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 308 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017 and punishable under Section 309 of the same Law.”
This was contained in a press release by the Head, Media & Publicity of the Commission, Dele Oyewale, which he shared with journalists.
In the statement, another convict’s charge read, “Praise’s charges reads: “That you Frank Philip Praise (a.k.a Brown Jamal) sometime in May, 2024 at Kaduna, within the jurisdiction of the Kaduna State High Court, falsely presented yourself Brown Jamal; a military personnel residing in United States of America, on facebook (an online social application) and in that assumed character cheated one George Williams of the sum of $400.00 USD and thereby committed an offence of impersonation contrary to Section 308 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017and punishable under Section 309 of the same law.”
“They all pleaded guilty to the count charges, prompting the prosecuting counsel, M.E Eimonye, Y.J Matiyak, M.Lawal, Fortune A.I. Asemebo and K.Ogunlade to pray the courts to convict and sentence them accordingly”, the statement emphasized.
